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Warren DeMontague

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11. This sort of bigotry is not new phenomenon, sadly.

Reply to EL34x4 (Original post)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 10:40 PM

Jun 2016

The condescending, nasty tone of that piece is real nice, especially considering the fact that transgender people who are also homeless probably constitute one of the MOST marginalized groups in all of society. Yet the verbiage she uses about the woman in question- "a confused man", scare quotes around self-identified; typical.

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Man who identified as a woman was allowed in our all-women's shelter. [View all] EL34x4 Jun 2016 OP

I have done volunteer work repairing a small women's shelter in a two bedroom house with braddy Jun 2016 #1

I've volunteered a lot and what about women whose abusers were women? uppityperson Jun 2016 #16

I give up, what about them? braddy Jun 2016 #19

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #2

That's an anti-abortion, anti-LGBT garbage site REP Jun 2016 #4

That assault was covered in mainstream media sources as well. EL34x4 Jun 2016 #5

SF has an all-LGBT shelter. KamaAina Jun 2016 #3

Ok where should a homeless transgender woman find shelter? Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #6

Women's shelters EL34x4 Jun 2016 #7

yeah. And they are likely to be at risk there as well. Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #8

Eh, transphobic piece of shit has an opinion, and it should carry weight why? n/t Humanist_Activist Jun 2016 #9

Was it an actual trans woman or just a dude saying he was a woman? romanic Jun 2016 #10

Who makes this decision? EL34x4 Jun 2016 #12

Cis transphobes. Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #13

Okay. romanic Jun 2016 #15

If you read the article, it was an "actual" trans woman and the author's transphobia is clear uppityperson Jun 2016 #18

This sort of bigotry is not new phenomenon, sadly. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #11

Anybody promoting this scare tactic should be ashamed of themselves. yardwork Jun 2016 #14

This part shows the author's transphobia. uppityperson Jun 2016 #17

Why are you posting this transphobic article on DU? nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2016 #20